I made this cake this morning for a dinner party tomorrow night. Thought I'd share since it's a nice fall-feeling cake. This recipe is adapted from one my MIL makes, but hers calls for a lot more oil - we prefer this one because it's not quite so heavy. Enjoy :-)

* Exported from MasterCook *

Carrot Cake

Recipe By :Becky Chatham

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup oil

1 cup applesauce

3 eggs

2 cups carrots -- shredded

1/2 cup crushed pineapple in juice (small can) -- well drained

1 cup coconut

1 cup walnuts -- chopped

1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon and salt. In larger bowl, mix sugar, oil, applesauce and eggs until well-blended. Gradually add flour mixture; fold in remaing ingredients. Baked in greased and floured 9 x 13 pan for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350F. Cool cake before icing with cream cheese frosting.

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